MassLive reporting that, perhaps after seeing Markey up 75-11 among that majority of Democratic primary voters who oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, Steve Lynch is considering "evolving" on the issue. I guess the hippie-punching wasn't … [Read more...]

Just when I thought I could not get any more angry at Democratic politicians, the Washington Post is reporting that President Obama's budget proposal next week will include cuts to Social Security benefits, through chained CPI, and cuts to … [Read more...]

Last week's poll from Mass Inc. for WBUR had Ed Markey leading Steve Lynch by a 35-24 margin among self-reported Democratic primary voters, with 41% either undecided or declining to reveal their choice. Now PPP, the pollster of record … [Read more...]

This morning, for reasons I can't explain, I arose with Scott Walker on my mind. And John Kasich. And Rick Snyder. And Tom Corbett. Well, not really. More precisely, I awoke with their state legislatures on my mind. I thought of what … [Read more...]

The latest poll from WBUR-MassInc, released earlier today (toplines here, crosstabs here), shows Ed Markey up 35-24 (+11) on Steve Lynch among likely Democratic primary voters, with a plurality of 41 percent still undecided. Markey led … [Read more...]

I don't need Tom Steyer to tell me how bad "Most Conservative Member of Massachusetts Delegation" Steve Lynch is on the Keystone XL pipeline. I have Steve Lynch and Lynch mouthpiece Scott Ferson for that. Now, I knew that Lynch himself … [Read more...]

So Fast Eddie thinks he can sail to victory on the yacht of tree-hugging California billionaire Tom Steyer? Not so fast. I asked the ghost of Sister Mary Francis to make some calls and, thanks to a generous envelope in O'Malley's wicker … [Read more...]

I came across an interesting piece in the Dot Reporter about the upcoming St. Patrick's Day parades (there will be two) in South Boston. As most of you know, with State Senator Jack Hart's recent retirement, there will be a special … [Read more...]

The Herald has published the results of a new poll it commissioned from UMass Lowell, and the numbers look good for Ed Markey all around. Highlights here, toplines here, Herald's article here. The pollsters point out that 86% of … [Read more...]

Release here.They have it at Brown 48, Markey 45. But behind those numbers the trends favor Markey. Brown is at 93% name recognition compared to 73% for Markey, and the undecideds in the poll favored Warren last November by a 4-to-1 … [Read more...]